... I'm hoping I can get some advice from you good people about the ideal timing of fusion for thebigtoe on my left foot. I had a cheilectomy Nov 21, 2014 done by a highly recommended orthopedist. ... (2 replies)

... a calcaneal osteotomy done on my left foot. so far the surgery done to correct that problem has been healing nicely, however very early on in my physical therapy my bigtoe was really hurting me. we tried everything during physical therapy, but the pain was terrible and had a lot of stiffness. ... (4 replies)

... I'm going in next Friday to have a nerve removed from the 2nd toe. My bigtoe did not fuse properly but I'm having more pain with the nerve inthe 2nd toe than thebigtoe. I just finished playing 9 holes of golf with my husband and had no pain inthebigtoe. I usually have night nerve pain. ... (162 replies)

... I have one of the best doctors in Central Texas. I think he agonizes more on the outcome of the first surgery than I do. I'm 63 and have been a very active person all my life. I'm not sure what happened. ... (162 replies)

... I had my surgery in May. I was in a wheelechair the first month. Thebigtoe and second toe were done at the same time. In August POD told me the toes were healed and said I could walk gently. ... (85 replies)

... You must be discouraged to have had that happen. This is not my problem. I had a titanium joint replacement inthebigtoe 14 months ago but the operation was not a success and I have decided to have it removed and go for a fusion. ... (85 replies)

... You need to take a deep breath and then put this guy on hold. From what you are saying you have hallux rigidus. You probably have a bump on top of thetoe joint. This condition is commonly called runner's toe, tennis toe, turf toe, etc. ... (8 replies)

... Your story sounds like mine. I had my first surgery in Dec. 99 to remove a bone spur a repair an old fracture inthe joint. That surgey didn't work, so a year later I had a joint replacement inthebigtoe. A few months after the surgery, we knew that it wasn't successful. ... (10 replies)

... I understand your wife's not wanting to undergo the knife. I had two surgeries almost exactly a year apart. The second was a joint implant inthebigtoe. I knew within a few months that it did not work, however, I waited thress years before surgery. I had a fusion done Feb 04. ... (2 replies)

... The condition tends to get worse. Just before the surgery, I couldn't take any walks. Even a 10 min. walk was a problem. Also, once you are no longer flexible, the surgery becomes even more involved then it already is. There is all kinds of information on the internet about PTTD surgery. ... (13 replies)

... Left foot is horribly flat, tendons are gone. It pancakes when I walk, and I need to wear shoes all the time. No barefoot for me. Ankle has turned in a lot, I am selfconscious of my ankel and try to hide it . ... (13 replies)

... about 10 years ago I had a fusion of my bigtoe with a bone graft from my hip. I was NWB for about 7 weeks and was in a hard cast most of that time. I then went to a walking hard cast for about 3 weeks, and then finally a boot for another 4 weeks. ... (2 replies)

... Thanks for reply .... Just about everything about this is tough. ...I absolutely hate the cast as I can't sleep and now my other foot hurts inthebigtoe joint. I also do not want another cast next week for any reason ... ... (14 replies)

... My dilemma seems to be the reverse of what I have read on the posts. In Jan 2012 I had a fusion of the great toe and second toe. The joints had been destroyed by a very large neuroma which had been removed 10 months earlier. Thefusion was supposed to relieve the pain inthe joints. ... (16 replies)

... I had a hemi implant done in May of 2010...podiatrist recommended this instead of fusion because I was active and would have more movement inthe joint... BIG MISTAKE! It has given me nothing but trouble since I got it. ... (16 replies)